Re: windows chopped off in 800x600
- From: "MJ" <mj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2005 18:46:53 -0700
Nope. It's a 17" CRT.
"Dr. C.Joseph Drayton, Ph.D. AS&T" <cjoseph@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi MJ,
>
> Is she by chance running an LCD monitor? If so then the problem
> might be that she is not running at the native resolution.
>
> If this is the case, set the resolution to 'native', then go to
> display properties and adjust the size of the print.
>
> Ciao . . . C.Joseph
>
> That which a man buys too cheaply . . .
> He esteems too lightly
>
> MJ wrote:
>> Thanks for responding. The task bar appears normally at the bottom - it's just that
>> the
>> windows are "oversized" and "disappear" behind it and off-screen. She said she
>> lowered
>> the resolution some time ago - I guess she has been putting up with it since then.
>> I'll
>> try resizing but I suspect I won't be able to see the bottom of the window to grab
>> it.
>> By the way, she has a 17" monitor and complains she can't see the "font" at higher
>> resolutions. I've recommended a 19". Anyway, I'll try the resizing. Thanks
>>
>>
>> "Galen" <galennews@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>
>>>In news:%23tyQl6$lFHA.1416@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
>>>MJ <mj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> had this to say:
>>>
>>>My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I'm feeling really stupid asking this. My neighbor is using 800x600
>>>>screen resolution (she probably lowered it herself) and her windows
>>>>don't "fit" the screen - i.e. the lower part is chopped off (and
>>>>scrolling isn't the answer). I have never seen this issue before
>>>>(maybe because I always opt for a higher resolution). TIA
>>>
>>>Okay, in that case it's likely two things? Maybe? Shouldn't be anything but these
>>>two...
>>>
>>>First try to drag the windows as a method of resizing. Basically in the upper left
>>>move the mouse around until you get the double headed arrow. From there drag it
>>>smaller. From there move it up so you can see the bottom... Drag it smaller... Make
>>>it
>>>fit her screen all nice and neat. When you've done that CLOSE the application with
>>>the
>>>button in the upper left and it should remember it's new size.
>>>
>>>If that's not the scenerio then it's probably just the monitor. You said her windows
>>>do not fit the screen so I'm guessing it's just the windows that don't fit the screen
>>>and the task bar is visable and everything else is fine so the above is probably what
>>>you wanted. If not then you will want to adjust the size of the screen with the fun
>>>butttons on the front. (Okay, so they're really not so fun. What's worse is when you
>>>change them to a language that's not one you speak but that's a conversation best
>>>saved for another time.)
>>>
>>>Galen
>>>--
>>>
>>>"But there are always some lunatics about. It would be a dull world
>>>without them."
>>>
>>>Sherlock Holmes
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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